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Peggy Roberts, of Royalton, left, and Robin Becker, right, watch an inflatable holiday lawn ornament take shape as they decorate in front of Becker's Royalton Village home on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. "Usually the guys are all out hunting and us women do it," Becker said of the decorating. Becker's dog Turbo watches from the window. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Blowing up the holidays in Royalton Village

by Staff Report December 3, 2021

Katie Aman, of White River Junction, Vt., won the Climate Justice Award for her work in environmental activism, in part for what she does with her church, the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College. A large maple in front of the church shows some color on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Hanover, N.H. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Upper Valley faith groups get traction with climate change as a critical issue

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterOctober 9, 2021

FILE— In this Dec. 8, 2011 file photo, Bishop Peter Libasci, center, arrives at the Cathedral of St. Joseph for his Installation service as the Tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Manchester, in Manchester, N.H. A lawsuit is accusing the head of the Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire of sexually abusing a teenager when he was a priest in New York. Bishop Libasci is accused in the lawsuit of abusing the unidentified youngster, who was 12- or 13-years-old at the time, on numerous occasions in 1983 and 1984. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

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New Hampshire bishop accused of sexual abuse during time in NY

by Michael Casey Associated PressJuly 22, 2021

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Jim Kenyon: Room for the Holy Spirit with the Dartmouth devout

by Jim Kenyon Valley News ColumnistFebruary 23, 2021

Frank Ackerman, of Cornish, won a judgement in Sullivan County Superior Court to keep the United Church of Cornish open after church members voted last March to close as its pastor of 33 years, Dale Nicholas, was set to retire in May. Ackerman was photographed at the church in Cornish, N.H., Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Lawsuit blocks Cornish church from dissolving

by Alex Hanson Valley News Staff WriterDecember 28, 2020

Tom Beck, of Woodstock, Vt., lights the first candle of the Hanukkah menorah in the sanctuary of Congregation Shir Shalom while the Woodstock Area Jewish Community participates via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Dec. 10, 2020. An estimated 100 people were connected -- in years past, 100-125 usually attend in person for the Hanukkah service. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Hanukkah 2020: Pandemic puts new twist on 2,000-year-old tradition

by Liz Sauchelli Valley News Staff WriterDecember 12, 2020

William Chapman, of Lyme, left, and Ethan Smith, of Grafton, check bulbs in the light display at the LaSalette Shrine in Enfield, N.H., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. The display opened the day after Thanksgiving and visitors can enjoy the lights, in the theme of “Hope in the Midst of Darkness,” from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays through Sundays until January 3. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Keeping hope alive

by Staff Report December 2, 2020

With Christmas music playing in their yard, Stormey and Alex Annunziata decorate trees at their home in Lebanon, N.H., on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. The couple moved into their home a year ago and the first thing they unpacked were the Christmas decorations. "We wanted to up our game" this year, Stormey said. The idea to cover their large oak tree in lights came from recently sitting in their hot tub under the tree. The couple wants to spread cheer at this time of year with the light display. They rented a boom lift to be able to reach high into the trees. ( Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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In with a boom

by Staff Report November 22, 2020

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COVID-19: NH, Vt. Catholic churches ready to reopen; Vermont courts expand cases for hearings

by Staff Reports May 30, 2020

Susannah Heschel, the Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and chair of the college’s Jewish Studies Program, in a July 1, 2016, portrait in Hanover, N.H. (Dartmouth College - Robert Gill)

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Social distancing gives seder a different feel

by Alex Hanson Valley News Staff WriterApril 9, 2020